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Wisconsin continues to post high numbers when it comes to COVID-19 cases.  The Department of Health Services reported over 34-hundred new cases yesterday, which was the most since early January.  There have been over 687-thousand confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 77-hundred-and-91 deaths.  As of today, only 56-percent of the state’s population has received one dose of the COVID vaccine and just over 52-percent are fully vaccinated. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

First Lady Jill Biden is talking with teachers and guardians of kids at a Milwaukee elementary school.  The First Lady held a roundtable discussion at Marvin Pratt Elementary School today to talk about the effect of the pandemic on kids and their learning.  Doctor Biden also talked about safety challenges, while trying to conduct in-person learning.  After wrapping up her visit in Milwaukee the First Lady headed for a stop in Iowa.

The Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters in Northeast Wisconsin to have their deer tested for chronic wasting disease.  The DNR is targeting 13 counties-Brown, Calumet, Door, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowic, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Waupaca, Washara and Winnebago-for samples.  The DNR has an online form so hunters can register their deer and find a sampling location.

Milwaukee rightfielder Christian Yelich wants to show his appreciation for Brewers fans.  Yelich is buying ten-thousand tickets for the four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, which opens on September 20th.  The free tickets are now available online WITH A CLICK HERE.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is seeking assistance in locating a dog that bit a male, Tuesday, September 14th, 2021, at approximately 7:35 p.m. The bite occurred at the intersection of Birch & Galloway Street. The dog was described as a medium sized husky type breed with silver/white hair and blue eyes. The dog was on a leash walking with a male described to be in his mid-20’s, approximately 6 ft. tall with a full beard. He was wearing

As an update to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office’s homicide investigation, Sheriff Kevin Bygd has released the names of the four victims found in the abandoned SUV in Sheridan Township. The victims are as follows. Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, female, 30 years old of Stillwater, MNMatthew Isiah Pettus, male, 26 years old of Saint Paul, MNLoyace Foreman III, male, 35 years old of Saint Paul, MNJasmine Christine Sturm, female, 30 years old of Saint Paul, MN Autopsies were performed on all

Wisconsin is seeing coronavirus hospitalization numbers that it hasn’t seen since January. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said over one-thousand people are in the hospital with the virus, 314 of them are in the ICU. Wisconsin’s hospitalizations have spiked since the beginning of August. No one is saying just who is in the hospital with the virus, in terms of age or where in Wisconsin they live.

We’re learning a bit more about the situation for Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy. The Department of Homeland Security yesterday confirmed reports of food shortages at the fort, but said those were a thing of the past. DHS says there are shortages of new clothes for the refugees, many of whom are wearing what they wore when they fled Kabul weeks ago. We’re also learning that there are now nearly 13-thousand refugees at the fort, many more than the last

Police officers and sheriff’s deputies in Eau Claire are getting new camera gear thanks to a private donation. Eau Claire’s city council yesterday voted to accept the nearly one-million-dollar donation from PESI. The money will buy new cameras for investigation rooms, squad cars, and officers and deputies themselves. The donation will cover the cost to buy the gear and maintain it for the next four years.

Eau Claire Energy Cooperative is the latest to warn of a phone scam. The utility yesterday said it got more than 100 calls from customers who claim someone called them from the co-op and demanded payment. The real Energy Cooperative says they never call people about past due bills, and they never accept gift cards as a form of payment. The co-op says it’s alerted the sheriff’s office about the scam.